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This sort of thing never happens to me...

and I'm feeling a little giddy right now. Been spending a little time on the Goodwill auction site (for those of you not familiar with Goodwill, they're a charitable organization. People donate stuff and they sell it to raise money.) My mom passed away last year, and my sisters went in and stole everything they could out of the house, so I've been trying to replace keepsakes and memories. A lot of older items get donated when family members pass away, so Goodwill is a good place to look for things that your parent & grandparents had. So looking around at some crystal pieces, I spotted something interesting. A crystal vase...marked, they couldn't read the marking, but included a photo. Well, hot dog, I can read that marking! Jumped in on the auction, and paid $20 plus shipping for the vase. Got it today and cleaned it up--and it's perfect. So now I've got an $800 Orrefors vase in perfect condition sitting in the middle of my dining room table. Haven't stopped laughing yet. (Probably will hear a big crash tonite when the cat knocks it off the table.)

Well congrats and I got a very good laugh out of your post. My wife used to have a large Waterford vase. I cut fresh lilacs and put the vase on the fireplace mantle. We woke up to a crash the following morning and found Mr.Whisker biscuit rolling in the Lilacs. Turns out my little buddy likes nachos......and Lilacs!